Keith Hill: Further to my previous statement on 2 December 2004, Official Report, column 50WS, I announce today that the Greater London authority general grant for 2005–06 has been determined at £37,493,000, after consultation with the Mayor of London.
	GLA general grant is a block grant paid for the purposes of the authority and its functional bodies.
	I would also like to draw the Houses attention to a printing error that occurred in the Official Report in my previous statement. The correct figures for the GLA general grant for the following periods are as follows: £37,493,000—2005–06, £37,868,000—2006–07, and £38,243,000—2007–08. I am sorry for any confusion caused.

Stephen Ladyman: Increased fees for registration and inspection will be charged by the Commission for Social Care Inspection (CSCI) and the Healthcare Commission from April 2005. These are set out in the table. The fees for CSCI are subject to an across-the-board increase of 20 per cent. over 2004–05 levels. The fees for the Healthcare Commission are subject to variable increases for different services: registration fees are subject to an across-the- board increase of 50 per cent. increases in inspection fees range from 20 per cent. to 55 per cent. over 2004–05 levels.
	It is the Government's firm policy that we should move to a position where the recurrent costs of providing regulation are fully recovered from service providers. The fee increases for 2005–06 are part of this process.
	The Government are tackling the issue of how much regulation costs overall, and this will ultimately limit what providers will pay in future. We are also working with the inspectorates to ensure regulatory services are provided as cost effectively as possible and working with public commissioners of care to ensure they understand regulatory costs are a legitimate part of the cost of providing care and need to be reflected in fees.
	Individual letters are being sent to all providers of care services regulated by CSCI and the Healthcare Commission to notify them about the increases.
	
		Fees for Registration and Inspection 2005–06 (2004–05 in brackets) -- Commission for Social Care Inspection
		
			 Service ProviderRegistration ManagerRegistration Minor Variation Variationrequiring visit 
		
		
			 Care homes £1,901 (£1584) £518 (£432) £86 (£72) £950 (£792) 
			 Small care homes and adult placement carers £518 (£432) N/a £86 (£72) £518 (£432) 
			 Children's homes £1,901 (£1584) £518 (£432) £86 (£72) £950 (£792) 
			 Small children's homes £518 (£432) N/a £86 (£72) £518 (£432) 
			 Residential family centres £1,584 (£1320) £432 (£360) £72 (£60) £792 (£660) 
			 Small residential family centres £432 (£360) N/a £72 (£ 60) £432 (£360) 
			 Domiciliary care agencies £1,584 (£1320) £432 (£360) £72 (£60) £ 792 (£660) 
			 Small domiciliary care agencies £432 (£360) N/a £72 (£60) £432 (£360) 
			 Nurses agencies £1,584 (£1320) £432 (£360) £72 (£60) £792 (£660) 
			 Small nurses agencies £432 (£360) N/a £72 (£60) £432 (£360) 
			 Voluntary adoption agencies principal office and branches £1,320 (£1,100) N/a £60 (£50) £660 (£550) 
			 VAAs with small principal office or branch £360 (£300) N/a £60 (£50) £360 (£300) 
			 Adult Placement Schemes £1,901 (£1,584) £518 (£432) £86 (£72) £950 (£792) 
			 Small Adult Placement Schemes £518 (£432) N/a £86 (£72) £518 (£432) 
		
	
	
		Annual Fees
		
			 Service Flat rate ApprovedPlace from4th-29th Approvedplace over30th 
		
		
			 Care homes £259 (£216) £ 86 (£72) £86 (£72) 
			 Small care homes and adult placements £173 (£144) N/a N/a 
			 Children's homes £864 (£720) £86 (£72) £86 (£72) 
			 Small children's homes £864 (£720) N/a N/a 
			 Boarding schools and FE £432 (£360) £ 6 (£21.60) £13 (£10.80) 
			 Residential special schools £691 (£576) £69 (£57.60) £35 (£28.80) 
			 Residential family centres £576 (£480) £72 (£60) £72 (£60) 
			 Domiciliary care agencies £1,080 (£900) N/a N/a 
			 Small domiciliary care agencies £540 (£450) N/a N/a 
			 Nurses agencies £720 (£600) N/a N/a 
			 Small nurses agencies £360 (£300) N/a N/a 
			 Voluntary adoption agencies £600 (£500) N/a N/a 
			 VAA branches £600 (£500) N/a N/a 
			 Small voluntary adoption agencies £300 (£250) N/a N/a 
			 Small VAA branches £300 (£250) N/a N/a 
			 Adult Placement Schemes £1,728 (£1,440) N/a N/a 
			 Small Adult Placement Schemes £864 (£720) N/a N/a 
		
	
	Healthcare Commission
	
		
			 Service New Fee 
		
		
			 Provider Registration £2,376 (£1,584) 
			 Provider Registration (small establishments) £648 (£432) 
			 Manager Registration £648 (£432) 
			 Variation requiring visit £1,188 (£792) 
			 Variation requiring visit (small establishments) £648 (£432) 
			 Minor variation £108 (£72) 
		
	
	
		Annual Fees
		
			 Service Flat rate Approved place from4th-29th Approved place over30th 
		
		
			 Hospices £259 (£216) £86 £86 
			 Acute hospital or Mental Health hospital £5,580 (£3,600) £223 £112 
			 Hospital using prescribed techniques or prescribed technology £1,566 (£1,080) £209 £104 
			 Hospital providing listed services £1,944 (£1,440) £194 £97 
			 Independent clinic or independent medical agency £1,944 (£1,440) N/a N/a